From 4x4s to hatchbacks - the best value new cars that beat all the 'hidden' costs

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The top 11 new cars that give you the best value for money have been chosen by motoring specialist Parkers – and we reveal them below.

Parkers has announced the winners in its latest list of the best new cars you can buy, factoring in the 'hidden' costs involved with running the motor on a day-to-day basis.

The awards are based on its cost-of-motoring tool, which takes into account depreciation, fuel consumption, servicing and road tax of motors.

The tool allows motorists to see a final total cost per month of keeping the vehicle.

The awards are split into 11 categories, ranging from 4x4s, sports coupe, family estate and hatchbacks – and there’s good news for British motor manufacturers – five British-built models topped categories.

As well as the different categories, Parkers also reveals its overall new car winner for value for money - a crown taken last year by the Kia Cee'd 1.4 VR-7 [more details]

Cost of Motoring New Cars Awards 2012 Overall Winner

Honda Civic Hatchback 1.4 i-VTEC SE 5dr

List price: £16,495

The Honda Civic 1.4 i-VTEC SE 5dr was named as the overall winner for best new car for value for money by Parkers.

It
also swept up the award in the fiercely competitive medium hatchback
category, topping the charts on the basis that it offered better value
than any of its competitors.

Kieren
Puffett, editor of Parkers, said: 'The statistics for the Civic tell us
it is great value for money and Honda should feel rightly proud,
because the Parkers awards are based on statistical analysis of every
new cars’ running costs, rather than opinion.'

The Honda Civic is one of the cars that many may consider overseas motors but is actually built in Britain.

Dave
Hodgetts, managing director of Honda UK, said: 'What a fantastic result
for the new Civic. It has only been in dealerships since February and
to have received this accolade so soon is a great achievement.

'What
makes the award even more special is that it is based on scientific
fact. Thanks to Parkers’ very clever cost of motoring tool, we can
officially say that the new Civic is the best new car out there.'

As
well as the Honda Civic, four other vehicles that came top in their
categories are built in Britain. These are the MINI Coupe, Nissan Juke,
Range Rover Evoque and the Toyota Avensis Tourer.

The 'best value' used cars

New cars, even the best, depreciate fast. That can mean a new motor loses over half its value in just three years, which is bad news for its owner but a great opportunity for second hand car buyers to snap up a 'like-new' bargain.

These are the new cars have depreciated in value the quickest, but are a savvy buy for any 'like new' car bargain hunters out there, and some even wear premium badges.